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Definition of Thrive

1. Verb. Grow vigorously. "The business is going to thrive "; "Business is booming"

2. Verb. Make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance. "The new student is thriving"

Definition of Thrive

1. v. i. To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer thrives by good husbandry.

Definition of Thrive

1. to grow vigorously [v THROVE or THRIVED, THRIVEN, THRIVING, THRIVES]

Medical Definition of Thrive

1. 1. To posper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer thrives by good husbandry. "Diligence and humility is the way to thrive in the riches of the understanding, as well as in gold." (I. Watts) 2. To prosper in any business; to have increase or success. "They by vices thrive." "O son, why sit we here, each other viewing Idly, while Satan, our great author, thrives?" (Milton) "And so she throve and prospered." (Tennyson) 3. To increase in bulk or stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, as a plant; to flourish; as, young cattle thrive in rich pastures; trees thrive in a good soil. Origin: Throve or Thrived; Thrived or Thriven; Thriving [OE. Riven, Icel. Rifask; probably originally, to grasp for one's self, from rifa to grasp; akin to Dan. Trives to thrive, Sw. Trifvas. Cf. Thrift. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thrive

Thripidae thrips thrips thripses Thrips tobaci thrissel thrissels thrist thristed thristing

thristle thristles thrists thristy thrive (current term) thrive (current term) thrived thriven thriver thrivers

thrives thriving thrivingly thrivings thrix thrix annulata thro throat throat throated

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